Evaluation of the edible safety of Amaranthus caudatus seeds based on cellular and toxicological experiments [PDF]
A toxicological evaluation for edible safety of Amaranthus caudatus seeds was conducted. In the acute oral toxicity test, SPF mice was administered a one-time gavage at a dose of 10 000 mg/kg.
A Ruhan, LU Bingyun, HE Mengchao, ZHONG Heng, HAN Xinglin, LUO Ruiqi, WANG Deliang
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Evaluation of the novel liver micronucleus assay using formalin-fixed tissues
Background The repeated-dose liver micronucleus (RDLMN) assay is an effective and important in vivo test for detecting genotoxic compounds, particularly for those that require metabolic activation to show genotoxicity.
Shuichi Hamada +12 more
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GENOTOXIC AND PROBABLE MUTAGENIC EFFECTS OF SOME PESTICIDES ON MICE BONE MARROW CELLS [PDF]
Lambda-cyhalothrin, Profenofos and Chlorpyrifos are a broad-spectrum pesticides extensively used to control pests for agricultural and household purposes.
F. Hosam Eldeen +4 more
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Biomonitoring of the genotoxic potential (micronucleus assay) and detoxifying activity (EROD induction) in the River Dadou (France), using the amphibian Xenopus laevis [PDF]
Within the framework of a general survey of the water quality of the river Dadou (Tarn, France), different physicochemical parameters were measured and an inventory of the fish population was made along the water course, around the Rassisse dam.With the ...
Gauthier, Laury +3 more
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Graz Reading Comprehension Test
Der GraLeV ist ein Verfahren zur Messung des Leseverständnisses (auf Wort-, Satz- und Textebene) von Kindern der dritten und vierten Schulstufe. Er besteht aus 4 Subtests mit insgesamt 38 Itemsets. Der GraLeV weist eine interne Konsistenz von Cronbachs α
Riedl, S. +4 more
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MICRONUCLEUS TEST IN MOST RECENT ICHTHIOLOGY RESEARCH [PDF]
The purpose of this paper was to give an insight into the most recent ichthiology research in which Micronucleus test is used. This test has been used for some time now as a tool for determining DNA damage in model–organism. Scientists have been using it
Vesna Mijat
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Mutagenic impact on fish of runoff events in agricultural areas in south-west France [PDF]
When heavy rainfall follows herbicide application, the intense surface runoff causes stream water contamination. Aquatic organisms are then briefly exposed to a complex mixture of contaminants.
Pinelli, Eric +14 more
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Evaluation of genotoxicity through micronuclei test in workers of car and battery repair garages
In this study, the micronuclei test (MNT) was applied in exfoliated cells of buccal mucosa, in order to evaluate the genotoxic risk associated with occupational exposure of mechanics, storage battery renovation workers, and car painters.
M.G. Martino-Roth +5 more
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Giemsa versus acridine orange staining in the fish micronucleus assay and validation for use in water quality monitoring [PDF]
This study concerns a comparative analysis of the acridineorange and Giemsastaining procedures for the fish erythrocyte micronucleusassay. The goal was to optimize the assay in the context of field watermonitoring. Fish (Carassius carassius) were exposed
Gauthier, Laury +11 more
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Evaluation of the genotoxic and teratogenic potential of a municipal sludge and sludge-amended soil using the amphibian Xenopus laevis and the tobacco: Nicotiana tabacum L. var. xanthi Dulieu [PDF]
The toxic, genotoxic and teratogenicpotential of amunicipal sewage sludge was assessed using the micronucleus assay on the larvae of the amphibianXenopuslaevis and with the tobacco somatic mutation test using the yellow–green xanthiDulieu mutant a1+/a1 ...
Gauthier, Laury +4 more
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